The Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology
Presents the Webinar
Building the Civilization of Love in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: “Implementing” Magnifica Humanitas
This one-hour webinar will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at the following times:
9 am Pacific
10 am Mountain
11 am Central
Noon Eastern
Our presenters
Fr. Riccardo Lufrani, OP
Building the Civilization of Love in the Age of Artificial Intelligence:
“Implementing” Magnifica Humanitas
Fr. Riccardo Lufrani O.P. is an adjunct professor of Theology and Historical Reality at Notre Dame Rome and an adjunct professor of Theology and Theology of Techno-sciences at LUMSA in Rome. From 2008 to 2014, he taught Topography of Jerusalem and Southern Levant and Archaeology at the Ecole biblique et Archéologique française of Jerusalem. His current fields of research are: realist-dynamic metaphysics developed by philosopher Tommaso Demaria S.D.B., economics, and ethical questions related to AI and Transhumanism.
Abstract
This presentation explores how Christians can build a civilization of love amid the rapid advance of artificial intelligence. Drawing on Building the Civilization of Love in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Fr. Lufrani brings Thomas Aquinas and Tommaso Demaria into dialogue with neuroscience, technology, and Catholic social teaching. Participants will consider human dignity, freedom, virtue, and practical approaches to implementing Magnifica Humanitas, orienting technological innovation and historical change toward authentic human flourishing and communion in Christ.
Dr. Edward Castronova
Respondent
Edward “Ted” Castronova is a professor of media at Indiana University Bloomington and a leading scholar of virtual worlds and their economies. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research explores how games and digital environments illuminate human behavior, social life, and economic decision-making. He is the co-author of Virtual Economies: Design and Analysis.
Webinar resources
Lufrani, R. Building the Civilization of Love in the Age of Artifical Intelligence: “Implementing” Magnifica Humanitas. Get your copy here.